Hey Reader,

I'm continuing to work through my cert-prep course, but in doing so, realized that some of the planned lessons went against my atomic principle: only one concept per lesson.

In the targeted study practice section, which aims to focus on just the topics you need to pass the exam, I previously had 21 lessons written out and finalized. Then I realized I need to break them down even more.

I've focused a lot on my linear-learning process (teaching things in a certain order so you don't get confused), and a lot of that stems down to just simplifying things. One concept = one lesson. Ad nauseum.

So, there are now 50 targeted study practice lessons in the new course! (above and beyond lessons in other sections)

I always thought my Kickstart course would be my longest course ever (at 82 lessons), but this one is knocking on the door 😅

That said, lesson video recording starts next week, and I'll do my best to still hit the "week of June 15" timeline.

Until then, enjoy this week's bytes from the archives!

Keep coding,

Mark Shust Teacher / M.academy Say hi 👋 on LinkedIn & YouTube​

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